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1. 151 修EN Immortal Cultivation: I Attest to the Path of Immortality with a Dao Fruit 修仙：我以道果证仙途 The Sky Is Lazy天空是懒懒的Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation] [No System] [Steady, slow-burn progression] [I beseech the Lunar Deity: using the Jade Spring Breath Cultivation Method as a foundation, derive a fundamental technique suited to my path!] [Taking water's yielding nature, the moon's revolving phases, communion with the seasons, and the reflection of the soul's intent, I obtain the Moon-Worshipping Illumination Method!] [I beseech the Lunar Deity: using the Heavenly Frost Heart-Washing Record as a foundation, derive a fund 65.7kReads8.4Score6.8kShelves

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   Chen Shuangbai must be famous, no female lead, traditional cultivation novel.

2. 152 修 My Cultivation Was Destroyed, and I Joined My Archrival on a Journey Through the Cultivation World 修为被废和死对头双穿共闯修仙路 Yue Wen玥文Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted [Leveling up, plot-driven, two powerful leads, both devoted to each other, sworn enemies, childhood friends, two prodigies, both transmigrate, feel-good story, 1v1, alchemist, sword cultivator, cold and sharp-tongued sword-cultivator seme X brilliant, beautiful alchemist uke] (The seme and uke are both fully realized characters, not just background props. They are natives of the cultivation world, and their romance develops gradually. There is a System, but it may not be of much use in the mode 834Reads7.4Score107Shelves

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   Two Nan, two transmigrators, two prodigies, both with exceptional talent, mortal enemies, childhood sweethearts

3. 153 开 A Sacred Land's Daoist Heir from the Start, and You Want Me to Follow the Trash Talent Route? 开局圣地道子，你让我走废材流？ The Boss of East Street东大街一霸Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted (Cultivation prodigy, decisive and ruthless, lighthearted, System, play the pig to eat the tiger, master of bullying the weak, fishing expert, multiple women) After transmigrating to a xianxia world, Qi Yuan never awakened a golden finger, but everything still went smoothly for him. He established his foundation in one year and formed his core in three. His peerless talent caused a sensation at the Taixuan Sacred Land, and he became its Daoist Heir at a young age, enjoying lofty status and unpar 91.9kReads8.6Score10kShelves

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   The protagonist possesses a pure Yang Dao body and a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

4. 154 苟 The Long Road to Immortality: Starting by Joining the White Lotus Sect 苟道长生：从加入白莲教开始 Fish Farming in a Sea of Clouds云海养鱼Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No System + cautious cultivation + immortality + no heroine + decisive and ruthless] The Great Qi Kingdom has stood for two hundred years and is now on the verge of collapse. Natural disasters strike, the nation falls into turmoil, and the people are left homeless. Zhou Ming transmigrates into this world and becomes a refugee in a camp. His chest has been stabbed through, and he is on the verge of death. Even the System finds him a lost cause and runs off! Fortunately, he still has an innate ta 2.6kReads8.0Score224Shelves

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   If a seemingly useless person rises to power, are they still considered useless? The first book combines academic and cultivation elements. The protagonist doesn't start with top-tier spiritual roots, but before changing maps, they are among the most outstanding geniuses. Each map change enhances their spiritual roots—a genius for a time, a genius for life! The cheat is improved comprehension, simple yet profound! The second book: What good is being a genius to me? You can't dismiss my efforts with just the word "genius"! The protagonist starts with a fake spiritual root, but through relentless effort and a tiny bit of system assistance, they transform into a genius. Furthermore, with the system's reward-for-effort incentive, they become incredibly dedicated!

5. 155 星 The Immortal Way Among the Stars 星河仙道 Woof Woof, Embrace the Slacker Life汪汪摆烂掌Eastern Fantasy997k WordsOngoing Wang Dao, a transmigrator from 21st-century Earth, first transmigrates to a world resembling the Republican era, on the verge of the end of the age of cultivation. In that world, he struggles to survive, then founds a religion and gathers boundless power from the people's devotion before breaking through the world's boundaries and ascending. But the void is perilous, and his ascension fails. At the most perilous moment, he is lucky enough to reach a starry world where the supernatural flourishes 513Reads7.2Score—Shelves
6. 156 修 Cultivation: Ascending to the Azure Clouds 修仙：羽化青云 Black's White No. 1黑的白一号Eastern Fantasy478k WordsOngoing [No System + traditional xianxia + slow-burn epic] The naive young Chen Meng stumbles onto the path to immortality, only to discover that he is caught between two worlds: one is a new realm personally opened up by mighty cultivators, hiding countless undiscovered wonders; the other is an ancient cultivation world governed by strict rules and rife with the dangers of the law of the jungle. As wondrous adventures and a brutal path to immortality converge, his journey is destined to be fraught with 56Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Leaving behind the impoverished mountain village, he stepped into a powerful sect rife with undercurrents. Within the sect, power struggles and conflicts were constant. The newly recruited young cultivator, with his shallow foundation, acted cautiously, relying on his talent and diligent cultivation to strive to gain a foothold in the sect.

7. 157 一 I Accidentally Started Cultivating Immortality 一不小心就开始修仙了 Eat Less, Sleep Better少吃睡眠好Eastern Fantasy571k WordsOngoing Chen Xuan is garrisoning the frontier when he receives a special mission. By chance, he obtains an immortal root for cultivation, leaving his mortal body behind to face life-and-death struggles in the cultivation world, where he eventually becomes an immortal sovereign of his age! 408Reads—Score—Shelves

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   With exceptional spiritual roots, a true genius, he roams the myriad realms, reigning supreme in the way of the sword!

8. 158 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 15.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
9. 159 卷 King of the Grind: I Worked My Way to Tears, Along with Countless Prodigies 卷王之王，从肝哭亿万天骄开始 Tian Hong Zimu天鸿子木Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In a world where the Age of Cultivation has begun, he gains the talent to make up for shortcomings through hard work. Fang Che discovers that his talent seems to have a tiny little problem. … Talent: Make Up for Shortcomings Through Hard Work Cultivation: Third Qi Refining Level Diligence: 1000 Shortcomings to Make Up For: [Spiritual Root], [Spiritual Sense], [Alchemy], [Talismans], [Formations], [Combat] … As long as he cultivates diligently, he can earn [Diligence] to make up for the areas whe 17.7kReads8.8Score2kShelves
10. 160 开 I Drew the Longevity Trait from the Start, Laying Low to Cultivate Immortality in a Chaotic World 开局抽中长生词条，苟在乱世修仙 Your Smile Is Beautiful你的笑容已美Eastern Fantasy279k WordsOngoing [Trait Draws]+ [Longevity]+ [Child of Fortune]+ [Bringing Blessings to the Brothers and Fairy Ye]+ [Not an Invincible Protagonist] This book is also known as: [I Draw a Trait Every Ten Days, So Why Make Me Work Hard at Cultivation?] Ascending to immortality is a hoax! Cultivation is a hoax, too! Even Longevity is just a hoax! Traits are the real golden finger. [These traits are way too powerful. I’ll become a succubus and bring blessings to my brothers!] Ye Rulong transmigrated to a world of i 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Must-read for those experiencing a reading slump →_→ [Glossary] A must-read masterpiece of cultivation-themed fiction, packed with content. If you like this genre, it's definitely worth a read. Love it! [Smile]

11. 161 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, My Perk Is Work-Life Balance 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.7kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves
12. 162 不 If You Don't Understand, Don't Talk Nonsense: This Isn't a Mixed Spiritual Root 不懂别乱说，我这不是杂灵根 Mu Shui Shui Shui木水水水Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted Xiao Yun transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, convinced that as someone from another world, he must have extraordinary talent. But the test reveals he has a mixed spirit root! He is even rejected as a servant disciple. With no one else willing to take him in, the senior sister of Little Bamboo Peak gives him a home. That very day, he completes the Qi Refining stage, and masters every cultivation technique as soon as he learns it... At the Seven Peaks Tournament six months later, the 41.6kReads7.6Score4.2kShelves

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    🔥Chalingen is just the protagonist on the surface; he has already awakened the system. What does Lingen's talent have to do with the system? The system forcibly made the protagonist a prodigy. When the protagonist is invincible, all those who once disliked and questioned him will regret it!

13. 163 一EN One Entry Per Year: Even a Simulator Can Do It 一年抽取一词条，模拟的也可以？ Six Great Sixes六大六子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Trait extraction + simulator + inherit everything + immortal martial arts] (Animated adaptation now available) Chen Yi transmigrates to a martial arts world and obtains a System that draws one trait every year. Unfortunately, all he draws are useless white traits. The probability of obtaining high-quality traits is extremely low, and the highest-grade mythical trait has a chance of only 0.001%! To improve the odds, he must raise his martial arts realm, but he has no innate aptitude and cannot c 419.9kReads8.8Score40.7kShelves
14. 164 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Longevity Begins with the Spirit Gathering Array! 凡人修仙：长生从聚灵阵开始！ Three Salaries三薪Eastern Fantasy600k WordsOngoing Heaven's way takes from what is abundant and gives to what is lacking; man's way takes from what is lacking and adds to what is abundant! When your spiritual roots fall short, formations can make up for it! When you're no good at combat, talismans can fill the gap! He proves the Dao through divine sense and comprehends formations to ascend to immortality. With a single thought, heaven and earth turn. He seeks the Dao and asks the way to eternal life. Watch an ordinary man climb step by step to t —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 修 Cultivation: A Second Spiritual Root Helps Me Live Forever 修仙：第二灵根助我长生 A Scholar in Troubled Times乱世一书生Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing An old Foundation Establishment cultivator addresses the children below him: “Spiritual roots determine whether one can cultivate immortality. The Great Dao has no form, and neither do spiritual roots...” Young Yi Ze stares at the green vine inside his body. “Why is my spiritual root different from what he described...?” After transmigrating to the Tianyan Continent in the Youlan Cultivation World, Yi Ze finds a mysterious green vine growing alongside him. It becomes his second spiritual root, a 41.4kReads7.5Score3kShelves
16. 166 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 8.9kReads9.2Score621Shelves

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    The protagonist starts with maxed-out talent, a normal cultivation novel, not invincible, focusing on decisive killing and not being a saint. It's a lone journey to immortality, where one person works hard to cultivate and eventually achieves the Great Dao, paving the way for future generations. He fights so hard that no one in the myriad realms dares to act recklessly.

17. 167 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 54.4kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves
18. 168 开 From the Start, Everyone Mistook Me for an Otherworldly Heavenly Demon 开局就被当成了域外天魔 Feng Shaofeng of Jiang Qing江清的冯少峰Eastern Fantasy724k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan Cultivation + Incredibly powerful background + Hidden big shot + Cultivates body and magic + Invincible wish fulfillment + Playing the pig to eat the tiger] Lin Dongqing stayed up all night reading a novel. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into a newborn baby. No golden finger, no System, just an ordinary mortal body. But can someone tell him... Why does Daoist Taiyi look at him as if he were an otherworldly demon? When Taiyi tries to examine him, the spiritual energy of h 879Reads5.7Score115Shelves
19. 169 星 The Celestial Star Officials Take Their Places 星官落位 Rainplay Earl戏雨伯Urban687k WordsOngoing [Nation-Building Fantasy] [Slow-Burn] [Ensemble Cast] [Cultivation for All] In the bitter winter of 2035, a “red greeting card” incident swept across the entire Dragon Kingdom and shattered the peace of the old world. One and a half billion people received a mysterious blank red card at the same time. Superpowers? A spiritual qi revival? Or a ticket to a new era? Yet beneath this seemingly joyous celebration for all lay a deeper undercurrent: only six special cards, imbued with the authority of 527Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Inheriting divine authority, one of only six in the nation, ten chapters of takeoff—super exciting and thrilling!

20. 170 家 Cultivating as a Family: I Have a Heavenly Spiritual Root and a Treasure Body 家族修仙，我是宝体天灵根 Where Did My Name Go?咋回事我名字呢Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Family saga + farming story + no System Daoist body + treasure body + Heavenly Spiritual Root + acquired sword body On the Vast Origin Continent, humans and demons fought for ten thousand years before finally carving out a territory spanning three hundred thousand li. The Li family settles on a spiritual mountain and begins to grow slowly. Li Feixian, the eldest son of the Li family’s third generation, has a Heavenly Spiritual Root and a Pure Yang Treasure Body. The rise of a small family. The s 7.4kReads7.7Score495Shelves

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    Novels featuring Heavenly Spiritual Roots

21. 171 蛮 The Savage Era 蛮荒记 Tianxia Farm天下农庄Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Primordial World, Invincible, Otherworld, the Myriad Worlds, Female Lead, No Harem, World-Destroying] One flower, one world. One leaf, one pursuit. One song, one sigh. One lifetime devoted to one person. One glance, one breathtaking beauty. One step, one descent into obsession. One thought, one dream. One lifetime spent waiting for one person. Pangu, alone with an axe, fought across the highest heavens, all for the sake of waiting for one person in this life… 5.3kReads7.0Score433Shelves

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    A misty, ethereal mountain, where delicate flowers bloom amidst the fog. Sword flashes startle roosting birds, a roc soars through the vast sky. The winds and clouds shift and change, good and evil clash in a mysterious battle. Behold the wondrous tales of chivalry, and let your heart soar through the magnificent chapters of immortals and heroes...

22. 172 御 The Beast-Taming Immortal Clan 御兽仙族 Ji Chengjun姬成均Eastern Fantasy377k WordsCompleted [Family saga] [Heavenly Spirit Root] [Beast Taming] [One heroine] Contracted spirit beasts: (Nine-Tailed Divine Firmament Fox) (Golden-Winged Roc) (Qiuniu) (Rock-Earth Dragon Turtle) (Water-Raising Divine Ape) Awakened spirit flames: (Nirvana Flame) (Void-Shattering Immortal Fire) (True Dragon Thunderfire) (Nine Netherworlds Dark Icefire) A mortal boy with a Heavenly Fire Spirit Root! He awakens his ancestor's bloodline ability, the [Spirit-Taming Mark]. He possesses a cultivation technique that 4.4kReads7.0Score262Shelves

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    🌟A mortal embarks on the path of cultivation, born with a golden-elemental celestial spiritual root, shining like a star in the night sky, dazzling and radiant. He perseveres for ten years in the realm of cultivation, finally achieving the Foundation Establishment stage. During this time, he relied solely on his unwavering will and intellect to overcome all obstacles. His unparalleled talent, as if favored by the gods, allows him to refine weapons with unparalleled skill, concoct elixirs with miraculous healing, and create talismans with flowing, powerful strokes… Step by step, he etches his own legendary chapter in the world of cultivation. ⚫

23. 173 不 Immortal War Sovereign 不朽战尊 The Green Wind Comes and Goes青风有时Eastern Fantasy561k WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Reborn with Memories + Passionate Power Progression] On the Tianyuan Continent, strength rules. Those who reach the higher realms of cultivation can fly through the skies, burrow into the earth, and pluck stars with a single hand. The Immortal Emperor Du Ruo was betrayed by those closest to him. His wife and sworn brother murdered him while he was in seclusion, but he was reborn with his memories intact and the supreme divine artifact they had tried to seize, the Desolate 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one counts too, I guess 🤔

24. 174 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
25. 175 残 Mending the Broken Cauldron: The Lu Family's Rise in Cultivation 残鼎复元：陆家修仙崛起路 Little Boss小头目Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation + slow-burn progression + cautious protagonist + family-focused + mortal's perspective + no System + pseudo-ensemble cast Realms: Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Core Formation → Nascent Soul... On the Tianyuan Continent, sects monopolize resources, leaving little room for small and mid-sized clans to survive. The Lu family, on the remote frontier, is one such clan: spiritual energy is scarce, cultivation methods are incomplete, they are trapped at Qi Refining, a 29.5kReads7.7Score2.2kShelves

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    In traditional cultivation novels, the protagonist possesses three spiritual roots, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation...

26. 176 我 I Have a Sword That Can Split the Heavens at Dawn 我有一剑，可开天明 Xu Xuran Ye徐徐然也Eastern Fantasy538k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation fantasy + Decent prose + A touch of ensemble cast + Genius protagonist + No female lead + Slow burn] If I cannot fulfill my wishes from humble beginnings, then I shall climb a tower and gaze upon a hundred rivers. The vast world is magnificent, yet far from perfect. After losing his closest family, young Chen Lingchuan follows the distant vision in his heart, leaving a remote corner of the world to enter a wondrous realm of cultivation in search of a way to bring the dea 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A once-in-a-millennium masterpiece featuring a brilliant swordsman with exceptional spiritual roots, no romantic pairing, and wonderful fellow disciples, companions, friends, and enemies. The writing is superb! The plot flows smoothly, making it a truly enjoyable read. It's just that its traffic is too low for many readers. Give it a try; you definitely won't regret it!

27. 177 开 Awakening Two Guardian Spirits from the Start, I Sweep All Before Me 开局觉醒双御灵，从此一路横推 Su Dongpo of the Northern Sea北冥苏东坡Eastern Fantasy586k WordsOngoing The author who respects the lightning element more than anyone else on the entire internet. This book is also known as From the Start, I Awakened the Power of Thunder and Built a Railgun with My Bare Hands. [Gifted Protagonist] + [Power of Lightning] + [Power of Space] + [No Doormat] + [Railgun] + [Decisive and Ruthless] After an accident, Su Tian transmigrates to the Qiling Continent, where the strong can move mountains and overturn seas, while the weak struggle to survive like ants. Su Tian aw 265Reads5.4Score107Shelves

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    From the very beginning, he was a genius with lightning-based abilities (genius style) + electromagnetic cannon + fantasy world + invincible power + decisive killing.

28. 178 废 I Have a Crippled Spiritual Root, Yet I Out-Hustle the Entire Cultivation World! 废灵根的我，卷废整个修仙界！ Si Xier四夕儿Eastern Fantasy700k WordsCompleted [Traditional Xianxia, with a Mortal's Journey feel, Slow Burn, No System] Qin Feng, a second-generation immortal, learns that his father has fallen and heads to the Guiyi Sect in grief to inherit his three mu of spirit fields. A useless Five-Element Spirit Root? The father he always thought was a genius turns out not only to be no genius, but also to have piled up a huge debt? Fortunately, he has a heavenly book in his mind, containing the power of rules. As long as he gets the people around him 18Reads8.2Score—Shelves
29. 179 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    This is a genius-themed story. The protagonist possesses exceptional comprehension, cultivating true qi through ancient texts, opening up all his meridians, and mastering qi refinement, foundation building, and even communication with spirits and deities. He develops his own unique methods, gradually growing stronger and more self-disciplined. Combined with elements of academic excellence, the writing is excellent, the pacing is comfortable, and it's a very enjoyable slice-of-life story that's engaging, addictive, and easy to get hooked on.

30. 180 丹 After My Dantian Was Destroyed, I Unexpectedly Awakened the Strongest Spirit Root 丹田被废后，她意外觉醒最强灵根 Win the Lottery天中大奖Ancient Romance967k WordsCompleted There is a CP! Cang Shu is the male lead! The male lead is strong, but the female lead is even stronger! (Yes, even stronger!) The female lead will be much stronger than the male lead. If that bothers you, read with caution! Eight years ago, her entire family was wiped out overnight, and a secret technique erased her memories. For eight years, she had unknowingly treated her family's killer as her own father. It turned out that he had brought her to the sect only because he wanted her Heavenly S 1.6kReads7.7Score186Shelves
31. 181 谁EN Who Says a Spiritless Can't Cultivate? 谁说没灵根不能修仙的？ Kiss a Mango亲一下芒果Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsOngoing Fang Chen was born without a spiritual root and thought he would never be able to cultivate. But everything changed after he obtained a broken sword. He discovered that every time he used it to chop something, his cultivation increased. You have a Heavenly Spirit Root? No wonder my cultivation shoots up so fast when I chop you! There’s no spiritual energy in the forbidden zone? No problem. I can absorb power just by chopping rocks! A cultivation technique is hard to master? What a joke. I can re 114.6kReads8.3Score7.1kShelves
32. 182 大 This Is Bad! One More Cup and He’ll Reach the Heavenly Dao Realm 大事不妙！喝完这杯他该天道级了 Three Thousand Years of Bowing Before the Buddha佛前顿首三千年Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Yi! He transmigrates to the Spirit Realm and obtains the Wine Soul System. Drinking wine can make him immortal. Born in the mortal world, he becomes the greatest martial artist under heaven at the age of sixteen, a living legend of the martial world. He founds the top force in Daqian's martial world: the Yiguang Society. But soon, mortal wine can no longer satisfy Lin Yi, so he goes into seclusion in Qingping City and becomes a wine seller. All so he can brew wine and lure immortals! Hard wo 7kReads9.1Score707Shelves

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    This book features a genius protagonist and the author's writing is decent, but it lacks conflict and doesn't quite inspire a desire to continue reading.

33. 183 手 With the Jade Book of Enlightenment in Hand, I Reach the End of the Immortal Path 手握悟道玉书，来到仙路尽头 Finding Pearls in the Sea of Sand沙海拾珠Eastern Fantasy733k WordsOngoing [No System] + [Spiritual Roots and Cultivation] + [Spell Cultivator] + [Sword Cultivator] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Great Sect Cultivator] Ge Xian was merely a passerby in the secular world when he unexpectedly came into possession of the Jade Book of Enlightenment. From then on, he embarked on an immortal path reaching to the heavens, bound for the very end of the Great Dao. After resolving his affairs in the martial world and leaving behind all worldly concerns, he discovered a far vaster w 1.5kReads5.4Score115Shelves

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    It's alright, isn't it?

34. 184 家 Clan Cultivation: With a Heavenly Spirit Root, I Cleave the Sky With One Sword 家族修仙：我天灵根，一剑破青天 The Coconut That Can Run会跑的椰子Eastern Fantasy241k WordsCompleted [Genius] + [Clan] + [Swordsmanship] + [No System] The young Li Jianxin is found to possess a Heavenly Spirit Root by his clan, and awakens the Nine Sword Gourds. To his surprise, every time his cultivation realm rises by one level, he can summon a flying sword. The first flying sword, the Heaven-Weeping Spirit-Devouring Blade, absorbs other people’s spiritual energy and turns it to his own use. The second flying sword, the Rain-and-Clouds Sword of Love, can stir the heartstrings of the opposite 241Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 穿 I Transmigrated into a Pendant, and My Wife Handed Me Over to the Nation 穿越成吊坠，妻子把我上交国家 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban363k WordsCompleted [Urban high-martial world + transmigration + handing everything over to the state + passionate ensemble cast + protecting his wife from behind the scenes] This is another world where Chinese history has been lost to a gap in the record and exotic beasts run rampant. The original host dies in the opening. I’ve only just transmigrated and haven’t even figured out what’s going on when my soul is sucked into a broken pendant, a keepsake the original host gave his wife. Sealed inside the pendant is f 260Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Four really good books, you should check them out if you're looking for something to read.

36. 186 嫌 You Thought I Was Too Weak, So My Cultivation Technique Went Dark Overnight 嫌我太弱，我的功法连夜黑化了 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban744k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Misunderstandings + Chat Group + Fully Automated Training + Overpowered Power Fantasy] Yang Tian transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world. With mediocre talent, he only wants to lie flat. But who could have guessed that the cultivation techniques inside him would think he was too weak and turn sentient overnight! And that’s not all. His techniques even set up a chat group: [Iron Shirt] left the group and wrote: “The Host is too fragile. I went for a soak at the nuclear power 730Reads—Score102Shelves
37. 187 开 I Signed In for a Heavenly Spirit Root from the Start, Then Was Assigned to Cultivate 开局签到天灵根，我被公派去修仙 Guishan Loves King Oyster Mushroom and Pork爱吃杏鲍菇烧肉的鬼山Eastern Fantasy150k WordsOngoing [Satisfying cultivation progression] [Sign-in] [No romance] Gu Changsheng transmigrated to an ordinary, spiritless technological planet. He had planned to make a living by repackaging culture. That is, until an old man with a white beard walked up to him, conjured a palm-sized fireball with his bare hands, and asked with a grin, "Hey, kid, want to cultivate immortality?" Gu Changsheng: "..." So this world was connected to the cultivation world! At the spirit-testing platform. Among all the nervo —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 组 Team Up to Go Home for the New Year: Why Are All My Teammates Goddesses? 组队回家过年：队友竟然全是女神 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + multiple women + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + mostly everyday life] “Yang Tian, if you don’t bring home a girlfriend this New Year, you’re sleeping in the pigsty!” Faced with his mother’s ultimatum, penniless Yang Tian suddenly obtains the [Instance Party System]. As long as he posts a mission, all kinds of goddesses will accept it and “team up” with him to go home and conquer every obstacle. New Year’s Eve, family reunion dinner. Uncle: “I heard Yang Tian lost his 2.3kReads6.0Score258Shelves
39. 189 家 Clan Cultivation: Dual Cultivation of Fire and Sword 家族修仙：火剑双修 Mad Battle, Sixteen Peaks狂战十六巅Eastern Fantasy850k WordsCompleted [Family cultivation, not an ensemble cast, no System, no transmigration] Original title: Sword Cultivator Clan, Yet I Was Born with a Supreme Fire Spirit Root Mount Lingjian is home to a sword cultivator clan. More or less, every clan member inherits a talent for sword cultivation. However, one junior has low-grade sword cultivation aptitude, yet was born with a supreme Fire Spirit Root. 8.3kReads8.0Score687Shelves
40. 190 我 I Used the Myriad Worlds Exchange System to Redeem Myself 我用万界兑换系统兑换我自己 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban343k WordsCompleted [System + mastermind behind the scenes + multiple worlds + apocalypse + no saintly hero] Yang Tian acquired a strange System. The items in its shop turned out to be attributes he had "lost" himself? [Looks +10]? I lost that! [Intelligence +20]? I lost that too! [Protective Astral Energy]? That's my passive skill! Yang Tian: "Hey, System bro, aren't you just making me pay to buy myself back?!" The world changed. The Gray Realm descended, and reality merged with the mysterious and uncanny. Wit 157Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 魔 The Demonic Sect’s Path to Enlightenment: I Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks! 魔门悟道，我悟出偷袭相对论！ Tan Wenqing檀文清Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing The manhua series [I Comprehended the Dao in the Demon Sect and Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks] is now available. [Everyone is intelligent, no female lead, slow-paced, with detailed worldbuilding] [The protagonist has a top-grade spiritual root, not a useless-protagonist type, and won't get any blatantly overpowered cheats] [Tight logic, comprehensive worldbuilding, and a newly reimagined cultivation world] Senior Brother, you're way too cautious! Aren't we a demonic sect? 96.2kReads8.4Score10.7kShelves
42. 192 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I Had Dual Spiritual Roots 凡人修仙：开局我是双灵根 Loves Egg Fried Rice with Gravy爱吃炒蛋盖浇饭Eastern Fantasy226k WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation] [Smart Protagonist] [No Saintly Do-Gooder] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No System] [No Golden Finger] By a twist of fate, an ordinary boy embarks on the path of cultivation. The cultivation world is full of intrigue and mystery. Powerful cultivators can turn the world upside down, while the weak struggle to survive like ants. Relying on his wit and perseverance, he presses onward through a difficult journey of cultivation. —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 开 From the Start, I Had One Qi-Refining Layer and a Crippled System 开局练气一层，我有阉割版系统 Zhouzhou the Elk麋鹿的周周Eastern Fantasy456k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + System + Ordinary Mortal + Ruthless + Leveling Up + Power Fantasy] Also known as: Starting at Qi Refining Level One, I Have a Gimped System Wang Teng, a modern college student, works himself to death and transmigrates into a cultivation world, where he becomes the young master of a cultivation clan. But he discovers that he has a five-element mixed spiritual root, the worst possible cultivation aptitude. With his clan surrounded by crises and his own cultivation level pitifully 19Reads6.0Score—Shelves
44. 194 天 A Dying Immortal Falls from the Sky? I'll Slay Him and Take His Treasure! 天降残血仙人？我直接弑仙夺宝！ Bro, I'll Change, Okay?大哥我改还不行吗Eastern Fantasy208k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [Not a bleeding heart] [Smart and capable] [Thunder spirit root] In a forest on the outskirts of Yunjin City, a tremendous crash rang out, leaving a huge crater in the ground. A young man in a blue robe, with a small yellow pouch at his waist, clutched a long sword whose spiritual light was fading. Blood spilled from his mouth as he lay there, utterly frail. A youth dressed in a black-and-gold robe arrived with two servants, following the sound. “Young master, there's som 15Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The protagonist of this book is not a saint; he is decisive, ruthless, highly talented, and has a strong background.

45. 195 修 The Cultivator Clan: Rising from Three Spiritual Roots 修仙家族：从三灵根开始崛起 I Want to Make a Little Money我要赚小钱钱Eastern Fantasy169k WordsCompleted On this day, Wang Daochen, a young man from another world, accidentally transmigrated to the Jin Dan Wang Clan on the Myriad Domains Continent. Blessed with three spiritual roots of metal, fire, and lightning, he led his family step by step to the pinnacle of immortal cultivation, becoming an immortal and the founder of a sect. 711Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

    Reader note

    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, willing to use any means to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a mindless or dark novel!

47. 197 预 Borrowing a Hundred Years Ahead, I Became a Powerhouse in the Immortal Realm 预支百年，我成了仙界大佬 Teka特卡Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Available to borrow in advance: mastery of the Book of a Hundred Herbs] [Requirement to complete it: read the book a hundred times] After transmigrating to an ordinary dynasty, Chen Xiuyan became an apprentice at a medical clinic. Fortunately, he gained the cheat-like Seal Ring, which let him take things first and pay for them later. Starting out as a mere apprentice, he grew, discovered traces of immortals, and became a cultivator. Many years later, [Borrow the Heavenly Dao Wheel Sutra in adva 346Reads6.5Score106Shelves

    Reader note

    Start with a top-grade Five Elements spiritual root.

48. 198 剑 A Sword Cultivator with a Water Spirit Root, Naturally I Strike Extra Hard! 剑修水灵根，出手自然特别狠！ The Gliding Cat from the Fourth Block四街坊的滑翔猫Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [No System + Swordsmanship Prodigy + Decisive and Ruthless + Passionate] His double pupils let him see his opponents’ spiritual cultivation. If he can win, he takes them down. If he can’t, he talks his way out. And if all else fails, he calls for backup! After his family was slaughtered in a black market for spiritual roots, he entered the cultivation world to seek revenge. Gifted with a once-in-a-thousand-years talent and an auxiliary Water Spirit Root, this underestimated prodigy fights his wa 155Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A traditional fantasy story featuring a once-in-a-millennium top-tier talent: a sword cultivator choosing the water elemental root as his starting point! Word count has exceeded one million, with consistent and long-term updates! [Cool]

49. 199 修 Cultivation: A Weak Alchemist? Swordsmanship Is My True Calling 修仙：丹师弱？剑修才是我的主业 Rain Falls on Prosperity繁华落雨Eastern Fantasy134k WordsOngoing [No System + decisive and ruthless + top-grade talent] [The protagonist only starts practicing swordsmanship after joining a sect] “Senior Brother, aren’t you an alchemist? Why are they afraid of you?” the junior sister asked curiously, looking at the enemies trembling before them. Lin Yi: “Because your senior brother is kind!” “People say alchemists are weak?” Lin Yi gripped his sword. “That’s because they don’t know how terrifying an alchemist can be with a sword.” After transmigrating to the 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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50. 200 长 Immortal and Undying, the Lord of the Sacred Dynasty Invites Me Down the Mountain 长生不死，圣朝之主请我出山 A Bleak Place in the Mortal World人间萧瑟处Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing The mortal world is vast. How could a hundred years be enough to see it all? In his previous life, Gu Changge had worked hard for half his life. Just as his career was beginning to bear fruit, he died with regrets. Given another chance at life, all he wanted was to see the flowers bloom and wither across the world, and devote himself to the Dao in pursuit of immortality. Who could have guessed that, when he looked back, everything he had done without a second thought would already have come to f 67.3kReads8.4Score6.1kShelves

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    Both are traditional fantasy stories, and their talents were good from the start.

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